Judges 18:9:16Judg.18.9.W16TAB
לָרֶ֥שֶׁת
lareshet
“to possess”
- Transliteration
- la-RE-shet
- Extended
- laa-REH-sheht
- IPA
- /laːˈrɛʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to possess
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
la-RE-shet
- phraseyour reading level
la-RE-shet et-ha-A-rets
- clause
ve-a-TEM makh-SHIM al-te-a-TSLU la-LE-khet la-VO la-RE-shet et-ha-A-rets
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru KU-ma ve-na-a-LE a-le-HEM KI ra-I-nu et-ha-A-rets ve-hi-NE to-VA me-OD ve-a-TEM makh-SHIM al-te-a-TSLU la-LE-khet la-VO la-RE-shet et-ha-A-rets
Root and etymology
י־ר־שׁyod–resh–shin
“to inherit, possess”
In context — Judges 18:9
They said, “Get up and let us move against them, for we have inspected the land and found it to be exceptionally good. Why are you standing idle? Do not be lazy to go in, enter, and take possession of the land .”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Judges 18:9, so the Hebrew word לָרֶ֥שֶׁת (lareshet) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Judg.18.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.9.W16.S1) and character.